President Nana Akufo-Addo, has announced the\u00a0increase in peacekeeping\u00a0allowances from $31 to $35, effective January 2017.<\/p>\n
Addressing the end-of-year get-together of the Ghana Armed Forces (WASSA), on Friday, President Akufo-Addo indicated a number of the pledges made to the Ghana Armed Forces have already been fulfilled\u00a0or were already in motion.<\/p>\n
[contextly_sidebar id=”u0qHX4Oo0XnkjuabsEZoF3xqSkv1rWFQ”]”In furtherance of our commitment to improving your welfare, my adminstraton in fulfilment of a manifesto pledge has increased the peacekeeping allowance, effective January 2017, from US$31 to US$35,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
This was a major campaign promise of the New Patriotic Party along with the intent to\u00a0review the service duration of the army personnel from 25 years to 30 years.<\/p>\n
President Akufo-Addo also announced that legislation processes have already begun in this regard saying: \u201cLegislative review of the armed forces amendment regulation of 1986, LI 1332, has begun. Its purpose is to extend the service duration of other ranks from the current 25 years to 30 years in fulfilment of the manifesto promise we made.\u201d<\/p>\n
Remuneration will not be a distraction<\/strong><\/p>\n President Akufo-Addo revealed that $13 million\u00a0was recently released to clear arrears owed peacekeepers. \u201cso as I speak, no soldier is owed any money arising from peacekeeping duties.\u201d<\/p>\n He also reiterated his assurance that Ghanaian peacekeepers will henceforth receive their allowances whilst on their various tours of duty.<\/p>\n \u201cNo matter in what part of the world you find yourself on peacekeeping duties, you will be paid your allowance there. That is the principle and we are not going back on it.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cWe are committed to providing you with modern military equipment, which would complement the training you would receive. Government is also committed to enriching the human resource base of the Armed Forces by supporting initiatives that will provide further education for soldiers, sailors and airmen to enhance further their skills at protecting our territorial integrity.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cA contented soldier is one whose remuneration does not unduly distract him from his mandate. My government intends to take your welfare seriously,\u201d the President assured.<\/p>\n –<\/p>\n By: Delali Adogla-Bessa\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" President Nana Akufo-Addo, has announced the\u00a0increase in peacekeeping\u00a0allowances from $31 to $35, effective January 2017. Addressing the end-of-year get-together of the Ghana Armed Forces (WASSA), on Friday, President Akufo-Addo indicated a number of the pledges made to the Ghana Armed Forces have already been fulfilled\u00a0or were already in motion. [contextly_sidebar id=”u0qHX4Oo0XnkjuabsEZoF3xqSkv1rWFQ”]”In furtherance of our commitment […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[10,11],"tags":[4249,156,56,4884],"yoast_head":"\n